Childhood & Philosophy is a continuous publication journal resulting from a partnership between NEFI (Center for Studies of Philosophies and Childhoods) at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and the International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children (ICPIC). Childhood & Philosophy has been edited in Brazil since its creation in 2005. Until 2015, it was published twice a year. Starting in 2016, it became a triannual publication (every four months). In 2019, it adopted a continuous publication system: articles are published immediately once approved and are compiled into a single volume that remains open until the end of the year.

We are committed to the academic community to build a democratic, polyphonic journal, sensitive to childhoods, with philosophical and political quality and strength. Through it, we aim to contribute to the consolidation of studies and practices in the fields of philosophical education with childhoods, philosophies of childhoods, and philosophy with children.

Childhood & Philosophy follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted online access (including the absence of financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal.

Open access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY 4.0), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose.

The open science movement proposes guidelines for collaborative, shared and public scientific practice. In line with the open science guidelines, Childhood & Philosophy has adopted a series of practices, including the policy of free and open access to all its content, a code of best practices for editors, and the use of social networks to disseminate published works. In addition, it requires the precise description of the role of each of the authors in articles with multiple authorship, encourages the sharing of analytical data sets, the statistical analysis scripts, as well as additional materials made available in open online repositories, such as Zenodo, Figshare e OSF, or on the childhood & philosophy page itself on scielo data. If these materials cannot be published in the work itself, they are to be duly indicated in the manuscript. As such, articles that communicate research must indicate and reference the availability of the content underlying the preparation of the research and the results obtained.

Childhood & Philosophy encourages the publication of articles in preprint format on public platforms, such as SciELO Preprints e OSF Preprints, so that, if necessary, they can be discussed openly before being published.

Also, in conformity with open science practices, the journal offers authors and reviewers the option of opening the peer review process with or without identifying their names. Authorization for the disclosure of names may be given by authors at the time of submitting articles and, in the case of reviewers, when filling out the evaluation form in compliance with open science.

In the case of publication of evaluations supporting the decision to publish an article, they may be edited by the journal's editorial board. Furthermore, the contribution of section editors is duly credited in the published article. Reviewers receive a record of their opinion on the manuscript and can also validate their comments on Publons, SciELO or Reviewer Credits.

Childhood & Philosophy is committed to observing good ethical practices in the management of manuscripts, involving editors, reviewers, and authors. Authors must adopt as a reference in their manuscripts the “SciELO Guide of Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publishing” and the “Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing” recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).

With regard to the verification of plagiarism and self-plagiarism through software, all articles that more than 20% similarity, including self- plagiarism, will be analyzed by the editorial committee, which will request a statement from the authors, if necessary. The editorial team will issue a final opinion regarding the matter.

The publication of an article that presents research results involving human beings and conducted in Brazil must be supported by approval from a Research Ethics Committee (CEP), in accordance with CNS Brasilian Resolution No. 466, of December 12, 2012 (Ethics in Research with Human Beings); and CNS Brasilian Resolution No. 510, of April 7, 2016 (Ethics in Research in Human and Social Sciences). If the research has not been reviewed and approved by a CEP, it must comply with the ethical parameters adopted by childhood & philosophy. Manuscripts by foreign authors must follow the ethical standards of their country of origin. This information must be mentioned in the body of the manuscript, in the section related to methodology or at the end of the article, after the references.

The falsification or fabrication of results will be considered serious misconduct. If there are doubts regarding the results of the research presented in the manuscript, supporting data for the research methodology may be requested.

Childhood & Philosophy receives communications of suspected misconduct in published manuscripts via the email: chiandphi@gmail.com. For the analysis of misconduct, the flowcharts of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) are used. If retraction is necessary, childhood & philosophy follows the SciELO Retraction Guide. The manuscript remains in the database in the condition of retracted.

According to new Open Science practices, the Open Science Compliance Form must be submitted attached to the manuscript, and it will be consulted at all stages of validation and evaluation of the submission. In this form, authors are requested to inform: (a) whether the manuscript is a preprint and, if so, its location; (b) whether data, program codes, and other materials underlying the manuscript text are properly cited and referenced; and (c) whether they accept open options in the peer review process. Manuscripts with more than one author must present the specific contribution of each author in the writing process. Each author must indicate, in the specific form, their contribution(s) to the writing of the manuscript. The later inclusion of authors after the submission of the manuscript will not be accepted.

Childhood & Philosophy is an ongoing publication linked to the UERJ periodicals portal, focusing on publishing works dedicated to the intersections between philosophy, childhood and education. It publishes unpublished articles, experience reports, literature, reviews, and interviews related to the philosophies of childhood(s) and philosophical inquiries (theoretical and practical) with children. The journal adopts blind peer review in its editorial process, where the works are sent to reviewers for analysis, meeting the criteria of its editorial policy. Since v. 21, 2025, following the principles of open science, we have given the option of identifying the names of the reviewers and publishing their opinions.

To keep the polyphonic character of childhood alive, Childhood & Philosophy publishes articles in up to five languages (Portuguese, English, Spanish, French and Italian), as a commitment not only to the integrity of each work in its native language, but to a multilingualism that is indicative of the polyperspectivism that we want to promote in the relationship between childhood and philosophy. The use of lowercase letters is part of this intention to draw the attention of readers to the minuscule, the smallest, that which seems less important and, who knows, is called to renew the world. It also represents a commitment to equality among all those who practice education and who seek in philosophy other childhoods and, in childhood, other philosophies.

This journal follows the standards defined by the program of SciELO Program Digital Preservation Policy.

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• Journal title: Childhood & Philosophy (Rio de Janeiro)
• Short title: Child. Philos.
• Published by: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Faculdade de Educação Programa de Pós-Graduação em educação filosófica com Infâncias (PPEFI)
• Periodicity: Annual
• Publication mode: Continuous Publication
• Year of creation of the periodical: 2005

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Childhood & Philosophy encourages the publication of articles in preprint format on public platforms, such as SciELO Preprints and OSF Preprints, so that, when appropriate, they may be openly discussed before formal publication.

When submitted to the journal, these manuscripts are evaluated by the Editorial Committee, which verifies their relevance to the journal’s scope and to the respective proposed section. They are also submitted to the journal’s plagiarism and self-plagiarism detection program. If they pass these stages, they proceed through the same editorial process as manuscripts submitted directly to the journal.

In line with Open Science practices, the journal offers authors and reviewers options for opening the peer review process, with or without the identification of their names. Authorization for the disclosure of names may be given by the authors at the time of article submission and, in the case of reviewers, when completing the Evaluation Form on Compliance with Open Science. In the event that the reviews supporting the decision to publish an article are made public, they may be edited by the journal’s editorial board. The contribution of section editors is duly credited in the published article. Reviewers receive a statement acknowledging their review of the manuscript and may also publish their review together with the evaluated article on the Childhood & Philosophy website or in repositories such as Publons or Reviewer Credits. If the authors and/or reviewers do not agree to disclose their identity, Childhood & Philosophy offers the option of continuing with a blind peer review process, without revealing their identity.

Childhood & Philosophy encourages the sharing of analysis data sets, instruments, scripts and additional materials, made available in open online repositories, such as SciELO Data, if they cannot be published in the work itself, and this information must be indicated in the manuscript. Consequently, articles that communicate research should indicate and reference the availability of the content underlying the preparation of the research and the results obtained. If the authors choose to publish their datasets on the childhood & philosophy page in scielo data, we recommend consulting the following documents: the data deposit guide, which provides step-by-step instructions on how to deposit data in scielo data; the data preparation guide; and the readme file template.

• Guide to promoting the opening, transparency and reproducibility of research published by SciELO journals
• Guidelines for research data citation (portuguese only)
• List of repositories for research data deposit (portuguese only)

Childhood & Philosophy does not charge any fees (APC) for published texts nor for those submitted for evaluation, review, publication, distribution or download. The publication is completely free and open access. Its financial sustainability comes from the UERJ periodical publications system to maintain doi usage fees, from the Rio de Janeiro State Research Support Foundation (FAPERJ) for XML markup, and from other resources that the center of studies in philosophies and childhoods (nefi) obtains from agencies such as the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CPNQ) and FAPERJ itself.

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When the article involves procedures with human subjects, or sensitive data covered the LGPD, authors must attach a declaration of approval from the ethics committee of the institution responsible for approving the research.

Duties of Editors:

• Publication decisions: The editors of the journal are responsible for deciding which submitted articles will be published, in accordance with the journal’s editorial policies and observing legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. They may consult the editorial board or collaborators when making decisions.
• Fair play: Editors should evaluate manuscripts based on their content and form, without discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, nationality, or the authors’ political philosophy.
• Confidentiality: Editors and members of the editorial team must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone, except the author, reviewers, potential collaborators, and other editorial board members, as appropriate.
• Disclosure and conflicts of interest: Editors must not use unpublished information in their own research without the explicit written consent of the author. Editors should refrain from evaluating manuscripts in which they have any conflict of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or any other relationship or connection with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions associated with the articles.
• Participation and cooperation in investigations: Editors should take reasonable responsive measures when ethical complaints are raised concerning a submitted manuscript or published article.

Duties of Reviewers:

• Contribution to editorial decisions: Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and can also help authors improve their articles.
• Promptness: Any reviewer selected who feels unqualified to assess the research reported in a manuscript, or knows that immediate review will be impossible, should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.
• Confidentiality: All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They should not be shown or discussed with others.
• Standards of judgment: Comments should be conducted in a fair, thoughtful, and well-supported manner.
• Acknowledgment of sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited. They should also alert the editor to any substantial similarity or overlap between the submitted manuscript and any other published work of which they have personal knowledge.
• Disclosure and conflicts of interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have any conflict of interest arising from competitive or collaborative relationships, or any other relationship or connection with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions associated with the articles.

Duties of Authors:

• Standards of reporting: Authors of original research reports should present an accurate account of the work performed, as well as a thorough analysis of its significance. Underlying data must be presented accurately in the article. A manuscript should contain sufficient details and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
• Originality and plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their work is original, and if they have used the work or words of others, these must be properly cited or quoted. Plagiarism in any form constitutes unethical publication behavior and is unacceptable.
• Multiple, redundant, or concurrent publication: Authors should generally not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously and/or publishing the same article in different journals constitutes unethical publication behavior and is unacceptable.
• Acknowledgment of sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others should always be given. Publications that have influenced the nature of the reported work should be cited. Information obtained privately, such as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, should not be used or reported without explicit written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as peer review of manuscripts or grant applications, should not be used without the explicit written authorization of the author of the work involved.
• Authorship of the article: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should also be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the manuscript, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version and agreed to its submission for publication.
• Disclosure and conflicts of interest: All authors must disclose in their manuscripts any financial or substantive/material conflicts of interest that could influence the results or interpretations presented. All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed.
• Fundamental errors in published works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is their obligation to promptly notify the editor or publisher and cooperate to retract or correct the article.

Duties of the Journal:

• We are committed to ensuring that the acquisition of advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

• Our articles are reviewed to ensure the quality of scientific publications, and we also use Plagium (software for plagiarism and similarity detection).

(*) This ethics policy is based on recommendations from Elsevier and the COPE – Committee on Publication Ethics – best practice guidelines for journal editors.

• Guidelines on Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication
• Guide to recording, marking and publishing Correction (portuguese only)
• Guide for registering, marking and publishing a retraction (portuguese only)
• Guide for registering, tagging and publishing Addendum (portuguese only)

Any conflicts of interest involving the editing, evaluation or publication of articles can, and should, be communicated not only by the authors, but by everyone involved in the editorial process of a manuscript.

Editors must avoid making decisions about manuscripts that conflict with their own interests, such as those submitted by authors from their department, their advisees, or research collaborators. When editors themselves submit an article to the journal, they are not part of the evaluation process.

If associated publishers are involved in a conflict of interest, they delegate decision-making to other publishers.

The journal's reviewers take into account any type of conflict of interest before evaluating the manuscript. Working relationships with the author constitute a conflict of interest (e.g.: participating or having participated in a research project; maintaining or having maintained scientific collaboration with research groups; having a mentoring relationship; having a financial interest in the project involved in the manuscript).

Access to the conflict-of-interest form: https://forms.gle/jMT6RXEd2etCV5aU8

As part of the actions designed to support academic integrity and prevent plagiarism in publications accredited on the portal, Childhood & Philosophy adopts the service of identifying text similarity using the Plagium platform as a basis. After checking the percentage of probability of text similarity, the result is evaluated by the editor responsible for the article who, depending on the case, requests the authors to make the required revisions or rejects the article.

Work that contains up to 20% similarity with another text is considered acceptable. Above that, following verification of a larger percentage, notification is sent to the author so that he or she can reduce this figure to below 20%.

This policy guides the responsible use of artificial intelligence (ai) in our journal, ensuring the integrity, transparency and excellence of the research we endorse.

• Authorship: artificial intelligence or similar tools do not qualify for authorship of texts and cannot be included as co-authors unless this is explicitly stated and carried out within the conditions set out below.
• Responsibility: the use of ai must be carefully supervised by the authors, who are responsible for errors, plagiarism and other bad practices that may occur in their research due to the use of these software and mechanisms.
• Authenticity and originality: authors who employ ai to generate or analyze content must ensure that their work is original and contributes significantly to the field of study.
• Declaration of use of ai: all manuscripts that use ai, whether in generation, analysis, review, or any other capacity, should clearly indicate this in the materials and methods section. In addition, authors should explicitly mention the extent of ai involvement.
• Transparency: authors must be transparent about the use of ai in the manuscript writing process, including detailed information (name, version, model, source, parameters used) about how the technology was used and what role ai played in the development of the text.
• Limitations: in case of using ai as a research tool, authors must discuss in the text the limitations and potential biases that this brings to the text.

Learn more in the guide to ai tools and resources: Guide to the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools and Resources in Research Communication on SciELO

We adopt principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in all stages of our editorial process, promoting diversity of gender, race, regional and institutional origin among authors, reviewers, and editors, as well as thematic and conceptual plurality in contributions.

The editorial team of Childhood & Philosophy and the authors who publish in the journal consider in their work the guidelines on sex and gender equity in research (Gender Policy Committee and the SAGER Guidelines) that guide the reporting of gender information in study design, data analysis, and the results and interpretation of findings. In addition, Childhood & Philosophy observes the gender equity policy in the formation of its editorial board, encourages inclusive language and attention to accessibility, and periodically reviews this policy to maintain its alignment with contemporary demands in humanities research

When the article involves procedures with human beings, or sensitive data with LGPD, the authors must attach a statement of approval from the ethics committee of the institution responsible for approving the research.

Childhood & Philosophy uses the creative commons (CC-BY 4.0), thus preserving the integrity of the articles in an open access environment. The journal allows the author to retain publication rights without restrictions.

Website Responsibility

Childhood & philosophy reserves the right to make normative, spelling and grammatical changes to the originals, with a view to maintaining the standard language of the articles, while respecting the authors' style.

Author’s Responsibility:

Authors retain full rights to their works published in childhood & philosophy, with their total or partial reprint/republication, deposit or republication being subject to the indication of first publication in the journal, through the CC-BY 4.0.
In addition, the opinions expressed by the authors of the articles are their sole responsibility.

“All content of the journal and the articles published by Childhood & Philosophy, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY 4.0 license. Authors of articles published by Childhood & Philosophy retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows the articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is properly cited.

Childhood & Philosophy encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts by publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, provided that the full citation to the version on the journal’s website is included.”

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• David Knowles Kennedy, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, United States. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8969-5395, e-mail: dkeleutheros@gmail.com
• Magda Costa Carvalho, Universidade dos Açores - UAC, Escola de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal.  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8539-5061, e-mail: magda.ep.teixeira@uac.pt
• Walter Omar Kohan, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Faculdade de Educação, Departamento de Estudos da Infância, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8252328432864159, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2263-9732, e-mail: wokohan@gmail.com

• Daniel Gaivota, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Faculdade de Educação, Programa de Educação Filosófica com Infâncias, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2343951752602782, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-1732 , e-mail: danielcontage@yahoo.com.br
• Fabiana Fernandes Ribeiro Martins, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Faculdade de Educação, Departamento de Estudos da Infância, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9163064545665347, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1749-0547, e-mail: fabitins@gmail.com
• Karin Murris, University of Oulu, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Early Childhood and Music Education Studies (Chimes) Research Unit & University Of Cape Town, School of Education, Oulu, Osnobrothnia, Finland & Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9613-7738, e-mail: karin.murris@oulu.fi
• Marina Santi, Università Degli Studi di Padova - UNIPD, Dipartimento di Filosofia, Sociologia, Pedagogia e Psicologia Applicata (Fisppa), Padova, Italy. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2658-3473, e-mail: marina.santi@unipd.it
• Maughn Rollins Gregory, Montclair State University, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Department of Educational Foundations and Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, Montclair, New Jersey, United States. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4293-5798, e-mail: gregorym@montclair.edu
• Roberto Franzini Tibaldeo, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Escola de Educação e Humanidades, Curitiba, Paraná/PR, Brazil. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2000641112553851, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9836-0546, e-mail: roberto.tibaldeo@pucpr.br
• Simone Berle, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF, Colégio Universitário Geraldo Reis, Educação Infantil, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2668787142729526, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7983-8612, e-mail: simone_berle@yahoo.com.br

• Alice Pessanha Souza de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Sociais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1113533236348467, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0634-2277, e-mail: alicepessanha11@hotmail.com
• Arthur Henrique Fernandes de Almeida, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF, Faculdade de Letras, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3510716161272530, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6081-300x, e-mail: arhenrique@id.uff.br
• Felipe Froes Pereira Trindade, Universidade do Estado do Rio De Janeiro - UERJ, Faculdade de Educação, Departamento de Estudos da Infância, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9052704397884255, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4437-7136, e-mail: felipetrindade1399@gmail.com
• Fernanda Figueiral, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Sociais, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4973059187111820, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2211-3608, e-mail:  figueiralfernanda@gmail.com
• Maria Martha Barreneche, United Nations Youth Office, Executive Office, Lead Youth Mental Health & Well-Being, United Nations, New York, NY, United States of America. Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/9485524959117355, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3775-4891, e-mail: maria.barreneche@un.org
• Mayara Ramos da Cunha, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Faculdade de Educação, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/5883921771546590, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3119-148x, e-mail: mayrdc13@gmail.com
• Raphael Capaz, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Faculdade de Educação, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/7916204389472071, https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2715-6564 , e-mail: raphaelcapaz@gmail.com

To keep the polyphonic character of childhood alive, Childhood & Philosophy publishes articles in five languages ​​(Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, and Italian), as a commitment not only to the integrity of each work in its native language, but also to a multilingualism that indicates the polyperspectivism we want to promote in the relationship between childhood and philosophy.

a) articles: research or essays on childhood, the relationship between childhood and philosophy, philosophical practice with children or some other relationship between childhood, education and philosophy;

b) experiences: reports of experiences related to philosophies and childhoods;

c) reviews: of books published in the last three years in the journal's thematic area, counting the year in which the review is submitted;

d) interviews: conducted with prominent figures in the magazine’s thematic field;

e) literature: stories, reports and other materials for philosophical practice with children;

f) preprints: childhood & philosophy does not consider that the publication of articles in preprint repositories invalidates the originality of the article submitted for review. Attentive to the updates of the principles of open science, it foresees that articles published in preprint repositories can be submitted to the journal, without prejudice to their originality.

g) thematic dossiers: these are interinstitutional in nature and address themes within the scope of the journal, in order to broaden academic dialogue, foster research exchanges and/or deepen research experiences or practices. The dossiers consist of a presentation written by a guest editor(s) and at least five articles, bringing together authors affiliated with at least five institutions and preferably with the participation of at least two authors or co-authors affiliated with a foreign institution. The articles follow the journal's rules and review process and, if fewer than five texts are approved, they will be published in the journal's “articles” section.

1. Conceptualization : formulation or evolution of general research ideas, objectives and goals.

2. Writing, reviewing and editing the text : writing work, including drafts, critical analysis, comments or review of the ideas presented.

3. Formal analysis: application of statistical, mathematical, computational or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data.

4. Obtaining funding: obtaining financial support for the project that resulted in this publication.

5. Research: carrying out the research process, specifically the execution of practical experiments that inspired the writing of this text.

6. Methodology: development or design of the methodology or methodological path that culminated in the writing process.

7. Project administration: responsibility for managing and coordinating the implementation of research activities.

8. Resources: provision of study materials, computational resources or other analytical tools.

9. Supervision: coordination or supervision of the research activity, including external mentoring of the work team.

10. Validation: verification, as part of the activity or separately, of the overall reproducibility/replication of research results

When submitting their manuscripts, authors must:

• Ensure the originality and originality of the submission, i.e., the work cannot have been previously published and/or be simultaneously submitted to another journal; to this end, it is important that you fill out the document with the declaration of originality, duly signed, and attach it digitally to the system. For this action, please repeat the same procedure that you used to upload the article submitted for evaluation.
• Make sure that the submitted file is in microsoft word format without the authors' identification, and that it follows the submission template for the structure of the submitted text, available in the journal's horizontal bar. It is mandatory to use the format indicated by the journal's editorial board.
• Check whether abbreviated citations in the body of the text and in footnotes (author, year of publication and, when applicable, page) are complete in the references at the end of the text, according to ABNT or APA standards (depending on whether you have chosen one or the other). All references in electronic format (journals, e-books, digital theses and dissertations) must correctly indicate the complete url at the end of the reference. Urls that are too long should be shortened using: https://bitly.com/
• Make sure you are using standardized keywords according to the following thesauri: information science thesaurus (Ibict); UNESCO thesaurus or ERIC Thesaurus. Failure to include standardized keywords will give direct authorization for the journal editors to include new standardized terms (the number of keywords must be between 3 (three) and 5 (five) terms.
• Make sure that the registration has been completed to present the ORCID Id.
• Make sure that the mandatory submission form is completed and sent in.

If, during the process of preparing and submitting manuscripts, there are any doubts, the authors can contact the journal's editorial team.

Manuscript structure : the structure of the manuscript text is free.

Section titles : section/subsection titles should be brief and clear.

Text configuration : word file (doc. Or docx. Extension), source text: book antiqua 12; page configuration: a4; right, top and bottom margins: 2.5cm; left margin: 3cm; line spacing: 1.0; 1.25 indent on the first line; text alignment: justified.

When submitting the manuscript, it is necessary to use the template that has the appropriate formatting for submission.

Acronyms and abbreviations : acronyms and abbreviations must be enclosed in parentheses and preceded by their full meaning when first used in the text.

Foreign words : should be written in italics, with the exception of proper names. For emphasis, italics should be used.

Explanatory notes: must be in the footer, in book antigua font 10, numbered in arabic numerals.

Abbreviated citations in the body of the text and in footnotes (author, year of publication and, when applicable, page) must be complete in the references at the end of the text.

Tables , graphs and charts (in editable format, that is, created using word itself and not as an image) must be numbered and inserted in the space provided for them with their respective sources.

Figures (minimum size of 1400 x 700 pixels and a maximum size of 1772 x 2026 pixels in jpg or png format) must be included in the word file and must be sent separately (attached during article submission as a supplementary document). Tables , graphs , charts and figures can be sent in color format.

Links to electronic addresses must be active.

Anonymity: the submission file must be in word format without identification of the authors.

To this end, it is necessary that the authors, at the time of submitting the article, correctly fill in the information in their user profile and also the information in step 3 (submission data) of the ojs platform (entering full name, email, institution/affiliation, country and summary of the biography of each author of the article)

To ensure the anonymity of manuscripts, it is also important to remove excerpts and information from the article that allow the identification of the authorship. Items that should be removed from the manuscript at the submission stage include references to research projects and self-citations. This information should be made available on the title page to be uploaded during submission as a supplementary document, separate from the article. All this information with the potential to identify the authors may be included in the article, after its approval, when applicable.

Title Page: When submitting the article, complete metadata must be provided through the journal’s online system, prepared using the form, containing:

• Title;
• Title in the original language of the article and in English, Portuguese, and Spanish;
• Full name of each author;
• Affiliation of each author (including institution, university, department; city, state, and country);
• Email address of each author;
• Indication of which author is the corresponding author;
• ORCID of each author;
• Contribution of each author to the manuscript: Childhood & Philosophy adopts a specification system based on the CRediT system (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), adapted to the practices of Childhood & Philosophy; this system summarizes the contribution of authors as follows:
• Indication of conflict of interest (if there is no conflict, please declare “there is no conflict of interest”);
• Source of funding for the article (if there is no funding source, please declare “there is no funding source”);
• Acknowledgments (if any);
• Abstract (abstracts must contain between 200 and 400 words, be easily readable, and provide the main highlights and specificities of the text) in the original language of the article and in Portuguese, English, and Spanish;
• Keywords (3 to 5) in the original language of the article and in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

General: tables, figures, engravings, illustrations, graphs and drawings must be inserted in the text. Scanned images must be presented with a resolution of at least 300 real dpi (not interpolated).

Material resolution: materials from digital cameras must have at least 3 megapixels of uncompressed optical resolution (high definition module).

Numbering: all images must be properly numbered and accompanied by captions and source indication.

Figures*: the nomenclature for this type of material should be “figure” with progressive numbering, separated by a period. The source caption should be placed below the figure. The same goes for graphs.

Example: figure 1. Restored classroom.

Tables: tables must be accompanied by a title that allows the meaning of the data collected to be understood, without the need for reference to the text, always placed above. Follow the ibge table standards. Indicate the source below the table.

Pictures : for pictures, the nomenclature should be placed above the illustration. Example: “picture 1. The structure of the school” (this information is above the picture). Indicate the source below the picture. Example: “picture 1. Restored classroom”.

*note on item 3 - figures:

Articles that contain graphs, figures, tables and charts should be sent in a separate file, attached to the system so that we can edit them if necessary. Do not include images that cannot be modified.

Childhood & Philosophy uses, for articles in Portuguese, the normative guidelines of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT).

Articles in other languages may follow the American Psychological Association (APA) standards (APA) .
References must include only those actually cited in the article.

References should be listed in alphabetical order, without numbering, with single-spaced, with 6 pt spacing before and no spacing after each entry. If there is more than one work by the same author, the chronological order of publication must be respected; if there is more than one work by the same author published in the same year, they should be distinguished using a, b, and c.

Articles with DOI should always include the DOI identification link.

eg: Poost Foroush Fard, M. , & Izadpanah, A.(2025). May I kindle a light? Sitting at a table with hannah arendt and philosophy for/with children in dark times. childhood & philosophy, 21, 1 - 29. doi: 10.12957/childphilo.2025.89460

APA style examples:
1) Books (APA, 2020, p. 321)

Example:
Berle, S. (2018). Infância como caminho de pesquisa: o Núcleo de Estudos de Filosofias e Infâncias (NEFI/PROPEd/UERJ) e a educação filosófica de professoras e professores. NEFI edições.

Parenthetical citation: (Berle, 2018)
Narrative citation: Berle (2018)

1.1) edited book chapters (APA, 2020, p. 326)

Example:
Suárez Vaca, M. T., & Mora, L. M. M. (2020). Transitar con la experiencia: para pensar de otros modos. In O. Pulido-Cortés (Ed.), Experiencia, ética y sujeito en el último Foucault (pp. 131–159). Editorial UPTC.

Parenthetical citation: (Suárez Vaca & Mora, 2020)
Narrative citation: Suárez Vaca and Mora (2020)

2) Conference sessions and presentations (APA, 2020, p. 332)

Example:
Fistek, A, Jester, E., & Sonnenberg, K. (2017, July 12-15). Everybody’s got a little music in them: Using music therapy to connect, engage, and motivate [Conference session]. Autism Society National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, United States. https://bit.ly/41oCv8B

Parenthetical citation: (Fistek et al., 2017)
Narrative citation: Fistek et al. (2017)

3) Websites, newspapers, magazines, reports and other publications (APA, 2020, p. 316)

3.1) Articles
Example:
Zorzi, Eleonora; Santi, Marina. improvisando indagação em comunidade: o perfil do professor. childhood & philosophy, rio de janeiro, rj, v. 16, n. 36, p. 01–17, 2020. doi: 10.12957/childphilo.2020.46692. available at: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/childhood/article/view/46692. access in: mar 5, 2025.

Parenthetical citation: (Zorzi & Santi, 2020)
Narrative citation: Zorzi and Santi (2016)

3.2) Journal article
Example:
Pitterà M. & Kohan W.O. (2024, Nov.). Parlando di infanzia, filosofia ed educazione. In dialogo con Walter Kohan. Indagine e Pratica Filosofica, 2(1), 91-117.

Parenthetical citation: (Pitterà & Kohan, 2024)
Narrative citation: Pitterà & Kohan (2024)

4) Dissertations and theses (APA, 2020, p. 333)

Example:
Almeida, C. J. d. S. “eu acho que você não vai aprender nada aqui!” as 40 horas de angicos re-inventadas em 40 horas de alfabetização filosófica em Pau dos Ferros (RN). 2024. Ph.D. in Education – State University of Rio e Janeiro. https://www.proped.pro.br

Parenthetical citation: (Almeida, 2024)

Narrative citation: Almeida (2024)

• structural template of the article
• unified form containing:
  • declaration of conflict of interest
  • open science compliance form
  • declaration of originality form
  • financing statement

ORCID:

As a way of standardizing authorship, it is mandatory to include the orcid id when submitting texts to childhood & philosophy . After the first analysis, before being forwarded for evaluation, manuscripts that do not have the ORCID informed in the system will be notified for the inclusion of the identifier record.

The ORCID identifier can be obtained free of charge at: https://orcid.org/register.

The full URL must be included, accompanied by the expression "https://" (for example: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097), or you can enter the automatic registration to connect via ORCID.
All authors must have an ORCID registration. On the journal platform, you can enter your ORCID connection directly, allowing your connection to be validated by the system. When submitting, the author must click on authorization so that the other authors can validate their registration via the link provided.

About DOI registration: every paper published in Childhood & Philosophy is registered under a DOI number. 

URL pattern

About the shortener: to maintain the standard in the system and in the pdf, we ask authors that if they find the URL too long, they shorten the reference URL using a URL shortening system. We suggest bitly.

About the long URL : when we leave the reference with a very long URL, it tends to break in the ojs, and this harms standardization and recovery.

About the URL on one line: URLs that are on one line only do not need to be shortened, but those that take up more than two lines of the reference should be shortened.

About activating the URL link: remember to activate all the URLs inserted in the references.

About the DOI in the references: for references that have a URL with the DOI, give preference to this DOI link, as it will be organized systematically.

Editorial flow

After submission using the appropriate form, the editor-in-chief receives the text, checks that it complies with the journal's standards and falls within its scope. An editorial assistant then runs the text through anti-plagiarism software to detect any cases of fraud (plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or undeclared use of ai). The editor-in-chief may take on the editing of the text or designate an associate editor—or a guest editor, in the case of dossiers—for this purpose. Next, the editor in charge of the text designates two reviewers to evaluate the manuscript. Each reviewer is invited to follow the principles of open science: reveal their identity, put them in contact with the author of the text, and publish their review. The reviewer writes a review (publishable without revisions, minor revisions, major revisions, or not publishable). If there is a discrepancy between the reviews, the editor may request a third review. The editor reads and returns the reviews to the authors of the article, forwarding the reviewers' suggestions (the editor may also filter the reviews and make additions). The authors resubmit a corrected version of the text to the editor. In the case of substantive revisions, the editor may send this new version to the reviewers to validate the changes made. Once accepted for publication by the reviewers and editor, the text is sent to the journal's editorial committee, which will handle the formatting, proofreading, and publication of the text (this process includes several steps, graphic issues, translation of titles, abstracts, and keywords, as well as language review and references and citations).

Guidelines for reviewers 

Please, consider filling this form for your review:
Basic criteria:
1)   suitability of article to childhood & philosophy

• Yes
• No
• Partly

2)   relevance and timeliness of the topic

• Yes
• No
• Partly

3)   argument structure and coherence

1. does the abstract adequately summarize the main issues addressed in the article?

• Yes
• No
• Partly

 1. does the article fairly reflect current literature?

• Yes
• No
• Partly

C.are previous, pertinent and relevant articles published in childhood & philosophy considered?

• Yes
• No
• Partly

1.  are the objectives of the article well-defined?

• Yes
• No
• Partly

1.  are the ideas connected and focused?

• Yes
• No
• Partly

1. are the arguments well-founded?

• Yes
• No
• Partly

1. are the conclusions expressed soundly?

• Yes
• No
• Partly

4) ethical considerations regarding writing

1. - is the text based on research with children?

• Yes
• No
• In part

1. If yes, does the text mention any consideration of ethical protocols required for research with human subjects (e.g., opinion from an ethics committee)?

• Yes
• No
• In part

5) other aspects considered relevant
6) final assessment, comments to the author
(  ) publishable in current form
(  ) publishable with revisions indicated in this review
(  ) needs overhaul
(  ) not publishable
7) comments to the editor (will not be sent to the author)

General notes

Personal communication: authors are advised to indicate, in a footnote on the page where they are cited, information originating from personal communication, work in progress and unpublished work, and these should not be included in the list of references.

Character length: articles, experience reports and interviews should not be shorter than 30,000 or longer than 50,000 characters (with space), excluding references. Reviews should be between 12,000 and 24,000 characters, excluding references. Texts below or above these limits will be returned for revision.

Number of authors in the text and title: there is no limit to the number of authors, as long as the number is justified in the distribution of authorial tasks. There is no title required and all submitted works will be equally judged by the criteria established by the editorial board. Author registration must follow the standard established by childhood & philosophy, as indicated in the journal portal registration manual. In addition to registering through the system, we ask that you send us the registration and metadata filled in the form. To include other authors on the site, click on the link on the right side of the screen to "include co-author". 

NEFI (Núcleo de Estudos de Filosofias e Infâncias)
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
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CEP 25550-900 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Walter Kohan
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Filosófica com Infâncias (PPEFI/UERJ)
Telefone 55-21-23340824
childhood@filoeduc.org